Back in the US, watching Bear Grylls eats Goat Testicle Raw!

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 03:28:04 +0000

After spending more than 2 months in Hong Kong (and way too much money) for my wedding, I’m now back in the US. Just arrived in Seattle yesterday, I gotta say, I had left Seattle 6 years ago and I’ve forgotten what Seattle winters feel like! Boy am I glad I moved away! All this gray clouds and drizzle… I’m feeling suicidal already! Anyway, just wanted to write a quick post because I am watching my favorite show ~ Man vs. Wild on Discovery channel. Part of the reason why I really enjoy this show is that this guy, Bear Grylls, eats a lot of animals / insects / plants RAW! I find it very manly and wasn’t disgusted by it… until just now… This episode, he is in the Sahara desert, and he ate a freaking goat testicle, RAW!!! It took me a split second to connect raw testicle and the stuff it holds inside… and immediate I want to puke! XD LOL

Brazil's Amazon Deforestation - Burning Everything Down for Beef

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:22:55 +0000

Just saw a program on Discover Times channel called “Could It Happen Here?” It talked about one thing that I’ve heard a lot about and when I was a kid, I was very concerned about ~ the deforestation of the Amazon rain forest. I guess after I moved to the US, I’ve heard far less about environment issues. (When I was in Hong Kong, I would watch British nature shows on TVB Pearl channel.) Here in the US, I would hear once in a while that “Yes… deforestation is still going on in Brazil…”, I think they say about the size of 3 football fields are cleared everyday? I’m not sure why, but the way that information was presented just doesn’t carry the same impact as before. This Discover Times program brought new light to my understanding of the issue. First and foremost, when they say “clearing the forest”, they actually meant “BURN IT THE FUCK DOWN!” Secondly, all these plants and animals eco-systems of the forest are actually burned for cattle! BEEF!!!! Thirdly, the burning goes on all over different places in the forest, (not just on the edges, as I had imagined). The Brazilian government has helicopters to fight these fires, but the area is huge and it takes time to reach the fires. Finally, all the burning is causing a vicious cycle, clearing the ground level and making it drier and easier to burn again. The amount of Carbon Dioxide released from all the burning is roughly equivalent to the same of the entire Western Europe’s car CO2 emission. Now think… what can we do to help this situation?

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Back in the US, watching Bear Grylls eats Goat Testicle Raw!

Brazil's Amazon Deforestation - Burning Everything Down for Beef